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FG Has Empowered More People In Last Three Years, Says Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige on Tuesday said the Federal Government has tried its best to create jobs for Nigeria’s teeming unemployed … Continue reading FG Has Empowered More People In Last Three Years, Says Ngige


The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige on Tuesday said the Federal Government has tried its best to create jobs for Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youths.

This he said has been achieved through the various intervention programs of Federal Government in the last three years.

Ngige told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that the Federal Government through its interventions in the agriculture sector alone, has empowered over eight million individuals in the last three years.

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However, records from the national bureau of statistics reveals that four million Nigerians lost their jobs during the last quarter of 2017.

On the issues of the ongoing new minimum wage review, the Minister argues that the capacity of government to pay the various proposals from states and labour unions, which  ranges from N20,000 to N50,000 will largely be determine by revenue inflows.